The Turkeys
Particulars
- Accession number
- RF 1944 18
Meanwhile, in the life of Claude Monet
The whole life5 April 1877
The "Gare Saint-Lazare" series at the third exhibition
For the third Impressionist exhibition Monet selected seven of the dozen paintings of the Gare Saint-Lazare made over the previous three months — the first time he showed so many canvases of a single motif in such a coordinated way. Critics especially praised the rendering of the trains' movement.
1878 · Workplace
Vétheuil
17 March 1878
Son born: Michel Monet
September 1879
Death of Camille
The artist's wife Camille Doncieux died at Vétheuil; Monet painted her posthumous portrait. Her death, along with financial difficulties, weighed heavily on the artist.
